H. Weier

3.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

H. Weier is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Weier has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 17 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. Weier's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (17 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). H. Weier is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (17 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (16 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (9 papers). H. Weier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Singapore. H. Weier's co-authors include Harald Weinfurter, Martin Fürst, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, Rupert Ursin, Anton Zeilinger, F. Tiefenbacher, Zoran Sodnik, John Rarity, J. Perdigués and Christian Kurtsiefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Physics and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

H. Weier

17 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Entanglement-based quantum communication over 144 km 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2007 2006 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Entanglement-based quantum communication over 144 km
    2007 712 citations Rupert Ursin, F. Tiefenbacher et al. Nature Physics profile →
  2. Experimental Demonstration of Free-Space Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution over 144 km
    2007 511 citations T. Schmitt-Manderbach, H. Weier et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Free-Space distribution of entanglement and single photons over 144 km
    2006 394 citations Rupert Ursin, F. Tiefenbacher et al. ArXiv.org profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
H. Weier Germany 12 1.9k 1.9k 368 104 59 18 2.2k
H. Bechmann-Pasquinucci Switzerland 12 3.3k 1.7× 3.0k 1.6× 415 1.1× 99 1.0× 71 1.2× 15 3.6k
Johannes Skaar Norway 22 1.6k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 868 2.4× 128 1.2× 50 0.8× 72 2.8k
Miloslav Dušek Czechia 19 3.2k 1.6× 2.7k 1.5× 411 1.1× 80 0.8× 61 1.0× 61 3.4k
T. Schmitt-Manderbach Germany 10 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 317 0.9× 96 0.9× 16 0.3× 14 1.9k
Charles Ci Wen Lim Singapore 24 2.5k 1.3× 2.3k 1.3× 307 0.8× 46 0.4× 124 2.1× 71 2.8k
J. Perdigués Netherlands 12 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 464 1.3× 91 0.9× 14 0.2× 29 1.9k
Eleni Diamanti France 27 3.1k 1.6× 2.8k 1.5× 718 2.0× 86 0.8× 37 0.6× 104 3.6k
J. E. Nordholt United States 19 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 453 1.2× 80 0.8× 26 0.4× 72 2.0k
Dominique Elser Germany 16 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 755 2.1× 274 2.6× 38 0.6× 34 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by H. Weier

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. Weier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Weier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of H. Weier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of H. Weier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with H. Weier. H. Weier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Vest, Gwenaëlle, Markus Rau, Giacomo Corrielli, et al.. (2014). Design and Evaluation of a Handheld Quantum Key Distribution Sender module. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 21(3). 131–137. 36 indexed citations
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Heindel, Tobias, Christian Kessler, Markus Rau, et al.. (2012). Quantum key distribution using quantum dot single-photon emitting diodes in the red and near infrared spectral range. New Journal of Physics. 14(8). 83001–83001. 60 indexed citations
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Weier, H., Harald Krauss, Markus Rau, et al.. (2011). Quantum eavesdropping without interception: an attack exploiting the dead time of single-photon detectors. New Journal of Physics. 13(7). 73024–73024. 135 indexed citations
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Weier, H.. (2011). European Quantum Key Distribution Network. Electronic Theses of LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). 2 indexed citations
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Fürst, Martin, H. Weier, Sebastian Nauerth, et al.. (2010). High speed optical quantum random number generation. Optics Express. 18(12). 13029–13029. 121 indexed citations
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Nauerth, Sebastian, Martin Fürst, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, H. Weier, & Harald Weinfurter. (2009). Information leakage via side channels in freespace BB84 quantum cryptography. New Journal of Physics. 11(6). 65001–65001. 75 indexed citations
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Fürst, Martin, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, H. Weier, et al.. (2008). Free-Space Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution. National University of Singapore. 94. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitt-Manderbach, T., H. Weier, Martin Fürst, et al.. (2007). Experimental Demonstration of Free-Space Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution over 144 km. National University of Singapore. 1–1. 27 indexed citations
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Schmitt-Manderbach, T., H. Weier, Martin Fürst, et al.. (2007). Experimental Demonstration of Free-Space Decoy-State Quantum Key Distribution over 144 km. Physical Review Letters. 98(1). 10504–10504. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ursin, Rupert, F. Tiefenbacher, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, et al.. (2007). Entanglement-based quantum communication over 144 km. Nature Physics. 3(7). 481–486. 712 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weier, H., et al.. (2006). Free space quantum key distribution: Towards a real life application. Fortschritte der Physik. 54(8-10). 840–845. 24 indexed citations
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Schmitt-Manderbach, T., et al.. (2006). Practical free space quantum cryptography. National University of Singapore. 419. 305–305. 2 indexed citations
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Fürst, Martin, H. Weier, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, et al.. (2006). Free-space quantum key distribution over 144 km. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6399. 63990G–63990G. 2 indexed citations
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Ursin, Rupert, F. Tiefenbacher, T. Schmitt-Manderbach, et al.. (2006). Free-Space distribution of entanglement and single photons over 144 km. ArXiv.org. 394 indexed citations breakdown →
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Resch, K. J., M. Lindenthal, B. Blauensteiner, et al.. (2005). Distributing entanglement and single photons through an intra-city, free-space quantum channel. 298–298. 11 indexed citations
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Resch, Katharina, M. Lindenthal, B. Blauensteiner, et al.. (2005). Distributing entanglement and single photons through an intra-city, free-space quantum channel. Optics Express. 13(1). 202–202. 86 indexed citations
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Weier, H., et al.. (2005). Free space quantum cryptography. 2005. 7–7. 3 indexed citations

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